Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$62,505.00
Jun 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Hardware Marine Simulation Solution - Feasibility for Dual-Use Defence Applications
1043308
This project seeks to develop a high-fidelity "stimulation" solution to bridge advanced marine simulation software with real-world small vessel plotters. By creating a translation layer that feeds simulation environmental data into a specialized hardware interface and a native National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA 2000 (N2K)) library, the project will enable hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) training on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices. A key focus of this development is ensuring that the translation layer and new NMEA 2000 capabilities are seamlessly integrated into the existing software architecture without compromising legacy systems.
$2,500,000.00
Mar 27, 2026
For-profit organization
228375
228375
Develop and deliver marine simulation-based training solutions for defence requirements
$500,000.00
Mar 19, 2026
For-profit organization
228597
228597
Undertake initiatives to mitigate the impacts of ongoing tariff and trade volatility
$30,000.00
Sep 8, 2025
For-profit organization
Youth Project - Inventory and Supply Chain Management
1033786
The Youth employee will to be tasked with optimizing inventory management including the adoption of a system that automates tracking and control, minimizing manual tasks and enhancing overall efficiency.
$28,000.00
Apr 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Virtual Marine Technology Inc.-2025-2026-1032253
1032253
The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.
$30,000.00
Jul 2, 2024
For-profit organization
Generating Synthetic Geographical Content
1019923
Advancement of current toolset and processes to rapidly create synthetic geographical areas, including but not limited to terrain, bathymetry, and radar information, that can be inserted in all our product lines. Synthetic geographical areas will match real life data as shown in modern nautical charts. This project will focus on two regions, North America and Polar waters.
$23,000.00
May 31, 2024
For-profit organization
Virtual Marine Technology Inc.-2024-2025-1026209
1026209
The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.
$1,000,000.00
Jul 21, 2023
222692
222692
Undertake operational improvements and business development activities to support growth
$489,989.00
Jun 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Integrating Simulator Human Performance Data with Decision Support Systems
1008110
Virtual Marine (VM) is a leader in simulator-based training for small vessel (lifeboat and fast response boat) and ice management operations. VM collects data from multiple simulators in the field which is used to analyze performance and improve training programs. To deal with an increasing volume of data, VM aims to develop methods to autonomously combine data from multiple simulator types. To extend value to users, software will be developed to utilize data sets to inform machine learning models used in adaptive trainers, and to use training data as inputs to a Decision Support System to mitigate risk in offshore operations. In effect, VM will advance their ability to link human performance data with live Digital Twins.
$65,812.00
Nov 1, 2022
For-profit organization
Extend Autonomous Simulations to Ice Training Simulators for Machine Learning Applications
996954
Virtual Marine’s ice management simulators are currently instructor-led and performance tracking is recorded and measured by an instructor. In this project, new software and scenarios will be developed for the ice management simulators to provide automated tracking and autonomous scenarios, and features will be implemented to assess performance in a variety of automated scenarios that have been developed for ice navigation training (e.g. ice breaking, pack ice management and ice recognition). Subsequently, additional software modules will be developed to track performance data and to form competency models that will provide inputs to adaptive training modules.